2027: Kalu’s third-term bid faces zoning dispute

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2027: Kalu’s third-term bid faces zoning dispute

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Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu’s bid for a third term has become contentious amid a dispute over a 2019 power-rotation agreement in Bende, Abia State. Traditional rulers say the agreement should guide local political zoning, while Kalu’s campaign organization denies signing the memorandum and alleges it is forged.

— Camp denies signing MoU, alleges forgery By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The third-term ambition of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has run into fresh controversy as traditional rulers in Bende, Abia State, insist on a 2019 power-rotation agreement that his campaign organisation has dismissed as a forgery. More than 27 […] The post 2027: Kalu’s third-term bid faces zoning dispute appeared first on Vanguard News.

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